HOU104
FINAL
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Houston Rockets vs Atlanta Hawks — Win Probability

FINAL
Houston Rockets logo
Houston Rockets
28-17
104
VS
Atlanta Hawks logo
Atlanta Hawks
24-25
86
Model expected score: Houston Rockets 116.8 – Atlanta Hawks 117.1 (no market line posted for this game yet -- see Margin/Totals below)

Injury Report

Live ESPN injury status for both teams, polled fresh each run.

HOU
  • Oscar TshiebweDay-To-Day
  • Clint CapelaOut
  • Steven AdamsOut
ATL
  • Asa NewellOut
  • Keshon GilbertOut
  • Mouhamed GueyeOut
  • Henri VeesaarOut

Prediction vs. Result

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PREGAME WIN PROBABILITY
Hawks 51%
ACTUAL RESULT
✕ Rockets won by 18
COMBINED SCORE
190

Margin of Victory — Atlanta Hawks (Home)

Pregame odds for every possible outcome, simulated before tipoff -- the highlighted bar is what actually happened.

Lost ← actual result
49%
Won by 1-3
8%
Won by 4-7
11%
Won by 8-14
15%
Won by 15-21
9%
Won by 21+
7%

Total Score — Over / Under

Combined score across 100,000 simulated versions of this game, against six fixed lines (no market total posted for this game yet -- the highlighted line is this model's own pick, not a sportsbook number). The real combined score was 190.

O/U LINE 210
90% over10% under ✓
O/U LINE 220
77% over23% under ✓
O/U LINE 230 MODEL'S PICK
58% over42% under ✓
O/U LINE 240
37% over63% under ✓
O/U LINE 250
20% over80% under ✓
O/U LINE 260
8% over92% under ✓

Starter Grades

Season-to-date Basketball-Reference stats for each team's starters, minimum 25% of that team's games started.

HOU
Points Per GamePoints scored per game.
Player Efficiency RatingPlayer Efficiency Rating (John Hollinger) -- a per-minute rating summing a player's positive contributions and subtracting the negative, league-adjusted so 15.0 = average.
Win Shares Per 48 MinutesAn estimate of the number of wins contributed by a player per 48 minutes (league average is approximately .100).
Kevin DurantSF
26.0
Alperen ŞengünC
20.4
Amen ThompsonPG
18.3
Jabari Smith Jr.PF
15.8
Reed SheppardSG
13.5
ATL
Points Per GamePoints scored per game.
Player Efficiency RatingPlayer Efficiency Rating (John Hollinger) -- a per-minute rating summing a player's positive contributions and subtracting the negative, league-adjusted so 15.0 = average.
Win Shares Per 48 MinutesAn estimate of the number of wins contributed by a player per 48 minutes (league average is approximately .100).
Jalen JohnsonSF
22.5
Nickeil Alexander-WalkerSG
20.8
Trae YoungPG
19.3
CJ McCollumPG
18.7
Kristaps PorziņģisC
17.1

Team Grades

Both teams' own season-to-date production, ranked against the rest of the league -- Core Four, Four Factors, and Net Efficiency, computed from real box scores (regular season only).

Ranked all 30 teams
HOU
116.07
16th / 30
Points
ATL
117.10
10th / 30
HOU
49.15
1st / 30
Rebounds
ATL
42.22
25th / 30
HOU
24.89
23rd / 30
Assists
ATL
30.78
1st / 30
HOU
96.73
27th / 30
Pace
PaceAn estimate of the number of possessions per 48 minutes by a team.
ATL
101.54
4th / 30
HOU
53.76%
18th / 30
eFG%
Effective Field Goal Percentage(FG + 0.5 x 3P) / FGA. Weights a made 3 as worth 1.5 made 2s, since it's worth one more point.
ATL
55.30%
9th / 30
HOU
12.41%
16th / 30
TOV%
Turnover PercentageEstimated turnovers per 100 plays.
ATL
12.02%
14th / 30
HOU
36.55%
1st / 30
OREB%
Offensive Rebound PercentageEstimated percentage of available offensive rebounds grabbed.
ATL
22.25%
28th / 30
HOU
.270
15th / 30
FT Rate
Free Throw Attempt RateFTA / FGA -- how often a team gets to the line relative to its field goal attempts.
ATL
.228
29th / 30
HOU
119.99
5th / 30
Off Rating
Offensive RatingPoints produced per 100 possessions (Dean Oliver method), team-pace-adjusted.
ATL
115.32
21st / 30
HOU
113.72
6th / 30
Def Rating
Defensive RatingPoints allowed per 100 possessions (Dean Oliver method), team-pace-adjusted.
ATL
116.32
17th / 30
HOU
+6.27
4th / 30
Net Rating
Net RatingOffensive Rating minus Defensive Rating -- point differential per 100 possessions, the single best metric for evaluating a team's true strength.
ATL
-1.00
19th / 30

Efficiency and Scoring per 100 possessions

Season-to-date shooting, rebounding, and ballhandling per 100 possessions.

"Team" is each team's own production. "Opponent" is what they allowed their opponent to average. Both ranked against all 30 teams.

Team
47.50%9th/30
FG%
Field Goal PercentageField Goals made / Field Goal Attempts.
47.30%10th/30
11.7524th/30
3P
3-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
14.3810th/30
31.8027th/30
3PA
3-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
38.7210th/30
36.96%8th/30
3P%
3-Point Field Goal Percentage3-Point Field Goals made / 3-Point Field Goal Attempts.
37.13%6th/30
32.811st/30
2P
2-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
28.1520th/30
62.031st/30
2PA
2-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
51.1720th/30
52.90%24th/30
2P%
2-Point Field Goal Percentage2-Point Field Goals made / 2-Point Field Goal Attempts.
55.00%14th/30
19.1012th/30
FT
Free ThrowsPer 100 possessions.
15.8928th/30
25.3711th/30
FTA
Free Throw AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
20.4829th/30
75.29%26th/30
FT%
Free Throw PercentageFree Throws made / Free Throw Attempts.
77.60%20th/30
16.701st/30
ORB
Offensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
9.8327th/30
34.126th/30
DRB
Defensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
31.7523rd/30
9.038th/30
STL
StealsPer 100 possessions.
9.265th/30
5.983rd/30
BLK
BlocksPer 100 possessions.
4.6519th/30
14.8824th/30
TOV
TurnoversPer 100 possessions.
13.5112th/30
19.335th/30
PF
Personal FoulsPer 100 possessions.
19.648th/30
Opponent
46.00%6th/30
FG%
Field Goal PercentageField Goals made / Field Goal Attempts.
47.53%23rd/30
12.567th/30
3P
3-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
13.0013th/30
36.5212th/30
3PA
3-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
36.6713th/30
34.40%4th/30
3P%
3-Point Field Goal Percentage3-Point Field Goals made / 3-Point Field Goal Attempts.
35.45%14th/30
29.4219th/30
2P
2-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
29.2517th/30
54.7526th/30
2PA
2-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
52.2114th/30
53.74%8th/30
2P%
2-Point Field Goal Percentage2-Point Field Goals made / 2-Point Field Goal Attempts.
56.02%25th/30
17.193rd/30
FT
Free ThrowsPer 100 possessions.
18.8317th/30
22.749th/30
FTA
Free Throw AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
23.6213th/30
75.59%2nd/30
FT%
Free Throw PercentageFree Throws made / Free Throw Attempts.
79.73%24th/30
11.6017th/30
ORB
Offensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
11.5215th/30
28.991st/30
DRB
Defensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
34.3528th/30
9.1726th/30
STL
StealsPer 100 possessions.
8.8221st/30
4.9416th/30
BLK
BlocksPer 100 possessions.
4.9818th/30
13.4221st/30
TOV
TurnoversPer 100 possessions.
14.637th/30
21.4425th/30
PF
Personal FoulsPer 100 possessions.
17.902nd/30
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